Al Jazeera English unblocks its YouTube videos for US-based viewers

US-based news junkies can once again access reports produced by Quatar-based Al Jazeera English online after the network stopped blocking access to its YouTube videos from within the US Tuesday. Al Jazeera started to lock out U.S. viewers from its online videos when it launched its new cable channel Al Jazeera America back in August due to contractual obligations. Its contracts with cable operators also forced the network to block its live stream in the US, which remained inaccessible Tuesday. It’s unclear what exactly changed with regards to its YouTube videos, but Al Jazeera English staff celebrated the move online:

Great news. Al Jazeera English video clips are no longer geo-blocked in the US. The last 7 years of all our hard work is back online!

only way to see their docus for now is using a non-USA proxy connection. search for sites that list new proxies, then use a ‘manual proxy configuration’ to type in that foreign IP address & the port #. then refresh YT page.